Middle leadership in schools : a practical guide for leading learning / Peter Grootenboer, Christine Edwards- Groves and Karin Rönnerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grootenboer, Peter.

Contributor:

Edwards-Groves, Christine.

Rönnerman, Karin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

Middle leading refers to those teachers that both teach and have leadership roles, and thus can bridge the gap between the practices of learning and the managemant of schooling. Focusing on the practices of middle leaders, this book addresses the current lack of support and professional development for middle leaders in educational settings. Middle Leadership in Schools positions middle leaders as professional leaders, and an integral part of educational and professional development in schools and other educational institutions. Drawing on empirical research spanning four countries, this book provides readers with a conceptual framework to understand middle leading and shows how middle leading practices unfold in real educational contexts. This is a valuable resource that goes beyond a theoretical conversation about middle leaders to provide readers with practical applications based on extensive research undertaken by the authors. The book is divided into seven chapters, each of which include reflective discussion questions and recommended readings to promote collaborative engagement with the text. Chapters cover topics such as how middle leading is shaped in practice, its role in professional development and its impact on schools. Illustrating to middle leaders how they can develop their leadership skills, the book will also be of interest to school principals and other senior leaders as a guide to supporting their middle leaders.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Leading from the middle: words from a middle leader

1. Leading from the middle

2. Practices and practice architectures of middle leading

3. School-based professional learning and development

4. Relating, trust, and dialogic practice in middle leading

5. Evidence-informed development

6. Middle leading in practice

7. Middle leading as a practice-changing practice

Appendix 1: Facilitating teacher reflection: questions and strategies

Appendix 2: Interactive strategies for facilitating focused reflection, rich discussion, and critical thinking

Appendix 3: Questions to guide evidentiary talk in professional learning conversations and for individual self-reflection

Appendix 4: Conversation transcription conventions

Appendix 5: Supporting a dialogic approach: an example from the field - teacher reflection questions

Appendix 6: Learning together through action-oriented professional learning: a guide to collaborative peer coaching in the classroom setting

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-302638-9

1-000-05118-8

1-003-02638-9

9781003026389

OCLC:

1147903914